You can find it for $750 and you are not going to find a better picture than that sucker. I just got mine and I couldn't be happier with it. You see, this camera has 3 CCD's. Regular camcorders only have one so you get color bleed. But 3 CCD's allows the color to be split in to it's components for nearly flawless picture quality.

Get the Panasonic PV-GS70 and I promice that you will be happy with your decision.

Email me or use iChat (AIM handle pworm420) if you want any more info.

be aware; consumer electronics is not B&H's strongpoint. Of three consumer grade products i bought there this year, two broke (SVHS VCR and Sharp MiniDV Viewcam) less than a month after their respective warranties expired. bad luck? maybe. just wanted to let you know.

but as for the camera, i agree w/ P-Worm in the Panasonic. if you can' find it in your price range, the sony seems the best bet. i also own a couple XL1's, and have used a ZR-10, and canon's consumer line is less than stellar.

Thanks for your input so far. I was a little iffy about Canon's low light performance, but have read good reviews about the Optura 20 which kind of swayed me back to their side, though only for that model.

I also like the TRV22 a lot. My only con (but it's not major) is the touchscreen, I prefer buttons.

Originally posted by trebblekicked be aware; consumer electronics is not B&H's strongpoint. Of three consumer grade products i bought there this year, two broke (SVHS VCR and Sharp MiniDV Viewcam) less than a month after their respective warranties expired. bad luck? maybe.

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B&H doesn't manufacture the products, they just sell them. I don't think they're selling a special batch of products that are set to break right after the warranty expires. I think you've got some bad luck there, my friend.

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